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Putting my kid on adhd meds. (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world to c/rant@lemmy.sdf.org
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I remember going through the adhd med regime & having depressive episodes, low appetite & lack of interest in anything. I don't want my kid to go through that. They are having behavioral issues though, & something needs to change. I often feel like I'm failing them, even though my spouse & I are taking all the steps & communicating with their physician & teachers regularly.

Anyway, tldr : parenting is hard AF.

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Are they the same meds?

Not all ADHD meds are the same. And not all patients are the same.

I was on methylphenidate (a relatively low dose), and that was very positive for me. But my personality is different than others, and that drug is going to be very different than whatever's being perscribed now.

[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Idk about for kids, but I have a prescription for methylphenidate currently, so it’s still available, even if it’s not super common.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yep, I do too.

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We're trying some. methylphenidate & an alt concerta. I hope they even my kiddo out.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

For what it’s worth, the effect isn’t miraculous for me.

I don’t mean to sound preachy or presume to know anything about your kiddo, but looking back on my mistakes, I should have paired low dose methylphenidate with more “self awareness” and specifically structured my life around ADD. Habits, reminders, aids, stuff like that.

And my subjective, low sample size experience was that methylphenidate worked best for the “less hyperactive” type of ADD, while newer drugs seemed to work better for my friends with more hyperactivity.